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Arkansas population by year, 1990 to 2025

Arkansas has grown about 32 percent since 1990, to 3.11 million in 2025, while holding almost the same rank: 33rd among the states.

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  • Arkansas: 2.35M in 1990, 3.12M in 2025.

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Arkansas grew from 2,354,343 residents in 1990 to 3,114,791 in 2025, a gain of about 32 percent. The 2025 figure is the highest in the series. The state first topped 3 million in 2017 and has added roughly 100,000 more people since the 2020 estimate of 3.01 million. Growth after 2020 has been a modest 3.3 percent.

Growth was brisk from 1990 to 2000, when the state gained about 324,000 people, and has slowed since. It is up 16.3 percent since 2000 and 6.6 percent since 2010. Because the rest of the country grew at a similar pace, Arkansas ranked 33rd in 1990, 33rd in 2000, 32nd in 2010 and 33rd in 2025. Figures are Census Bureau July 1 estimates.

The data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 (vintages 1999, 2000–2010 intercensal, 2020 and 2025), resident population of Arkansas, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Population of Arkansas, Residents, 1990 to 2025, 1990–2025
DateArkansas
19902.35M
19912.37M
19922.39M
19932.42M
19942.45M
19952.48M
19962.51M
19972.52M
19982.54M
19992.55M
20002.68M
20012.69M
20022.71M
20032.73M
20042.75M
20052.78M
20062.82M
20072.85M
20082.88M
20092.90M
20102.92M
20112.94M
20122.95M
20132.96M
20142.97M
20152.98M
20162.99M
20173.00M
20183.01M
20193.02M
20203.01M
20213.03M
20223.05M
20233.07M
20243.10M
20253.12M

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What is the population of Arkansas?

Arkansas had about 3.11 million residents (3,114,791) in July 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates. That ranks 33rd among the 50 states.

Has Arkansas changed rank much?

Hardly at all. Arkansas was 33rd in 1990, 33rd in 2000, 32nd in 2010 and 33rd in 2025, so its growth has roughly matched the country's.

How much has Arkansas grown since 2000?

Arkansas is up 16.3 percent since 2000, from about 2.68 million to 3.11 million. Growth since 2010 has been 6.6 percent.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 (vintages 1999, 2000–2010 intercensal, 2020 and 2025), resident population of Arkansas, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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